Looking to buy our first pool.. Wondering about pricing and options..

[Watermom]

It is common for AG pool packages to come with mismatched pump/filter combos. I have asked Ben to offer a recommendation for you in regards to your equipment.

That is a cartridge filter.

Regarding the chemical kit -- even if you do get it, I would advise not using it until you tell us exact ingredients and letting someone here help you decide if it is ok to use or not. Many pool store chemicals are what we call voodoo mixes and often have ingredients in them that you do not want in your pool.

[bradatkins]

Just to give you some comparison, not the same type of pool of course. Just bought a pool a week ago:

15x30' 54" Resin
Salt Water System
Skimer
A Frame Ladder
Sand Filter
Hayward 1.5HP Pump
Solar Cover
Winter Cover
No install
Vac Equipment
Chemical Kit
Liner
21 PC Styrofoam Cove
300 Gift Cert

Out the door price was $4495 ($3,555 without Salt System) + Cdn Taxes

[PoolDoc]

Unfortunately, prices in Canada (or Texas, for that matter) are not likely to be good guide to reasonable prices in Ohio, where the OP lives.

[tbird2340]

Back with talks of getting a pool this year.. Did "Ben" ever get a chance to read this thread?

Thanks!

[tbird2340]

Back with talks of getting a pool this year.. Did "Ben" ever get a chance to read this thread?

Thanks!

LOL Almost a year to the day and I'm back looking at getting a pool again this year!

Any more advice would be appreciated..

[robbym70]

Unfortunately, prices in Canada (or Texas, for that matter) are not likely to be good guide to reasonable prices in Ohio, where the OP lives.

exchange rate is pretty close these days...about 3 cents difference.

[PoolDoc]

The issue is not just exchange rates; prices -- especially for services and construction -- vary widely across the US, too.

[Pappy]

From http://www.poolsolutions.com/gd/abov...-problems.html

A combination that will work fairly well for almost ALL above ground pools -- regardless of pool size -- is a 1/2 HP Hayward "Super" pump (mfg. model #SP2600X5), a 22" Hayward "PRO" sand filter (mfg. model #SP220T), a Hayward 1.5" "Vari-Flo" multiport valve (mfg. model #SP071113), and a cord set (#SPX1550WA [25 ft long] or #SPX1250 [6 ft long])

If I was in the market for a pump/filter on the pool you described , I'd probably go with a 3/4 hp 2 SPEED pump and a 250lb sand filter. I've also read that 2" plumbing instead of 1-1/2" will probably pay for its self in energy savings, for pumps 3/4 hp and larger.